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Case Reports
. 2007 Sep;22(6):934-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.12.105.

Use of a turndown quadriceps tendon flap for rupture of the patellar tendon after total knee arthroplasty

Po-Chun Lin  1 , Jun-Wen Wang
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Use of a turndown quadriceps tendon flap for rupture of the patellar tendon after total knee arthroplasty

Po-Chun Lin et al. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Patellar tendon rupture is a devastating complication after total knee arthroplasty. The results of surgical treatment of this complication were discouraging in most of the reports. We describe a case of rupture of patellar tendon 7 weeks after total knee arthroplasty treated with a turndown quadriceps flap and circumferential wiring. Two years and 6 months after operation, the patient had no extension lag of the knee and knee flexion to 110 degrees .

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